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Information about the great state of Texas Texas is a state located in the Southern and Western regions of the
United States of America. With an area of 268,581 square miles (695,622
km²) and a population of 23.5 million in 254 counties, the state is
second-largest in both area and population—behind Alaska and
California, respectively. One out of two Texans reside in the
metropolitan areas of Houston or Dallas–Fort Worth.
The state's name derives from a word in the Caddoan language of the
Hasinai: táysha, tecas, or tejas; meaning "those who are friends,"
"friends," or "allies." Texas declared its independence from Mexico in
1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a
decade. In 1845, it joined the United States as the 28th state.
Texas is internationally known for its energy and aeronautics
industries, and for its ship channel at the Port of Houston—the largest
in the U.S. in international commerce and the sixth-largest port in the
world. The state is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies located in
major metropolitan areas. The Texas Medical Center contains the world's
largest concentration of research and healthcare institutions.
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Texas boasts that "Six Flags" have flown over its soil: the Fleur-de-lis of France, the national flags of Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America.
Native American tribes who once lived inside the boundaries of present-day Texas include Apache, Atakapan, Bidai, Caddo, Comanche, Cherokee, Kiowa, Tonkawa, Wichita, Huaco and the Karankawa of Galveston. Currently, there are three federally recognized Native American tribes which reside in Texas: the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, and the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas.
History of Texas
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The geography of Texas spans a wide range of features and timelines. Texas is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which ends in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. It is in the south-central part of the United States of America. It is considered to form part of the U.S. South and also part of the U.S. Southwest.
The Rio Grande, Red River and Sabine River all provide natural state lines where Texas borders Oklahoma on the north, Louisiana and Arkansas on the east, and New Mexico and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south.
Geography of Texas
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Republican Rick Perry has served as Governor of Texas since December
2000, when George W. Bush vacated the office to assume the Presidency.
Two Republicans represent Texas in the U.S. Senate: Kay Bailey
Hutchison (since 1993) and John Cornyn (since 2002). Texas has 32
representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives: 19 Republicans
and 13 Democrats.
Government of Texas
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In 2005 Texas had a gross state product of $982.4 billion, the second
highest in America after California, after recently surpassing New York
state. Gross state product per capita as of 2005 was $42,975. Texas's
growth is often attributed to the availability of jobs, the low cost of
housing (housing values in the Dallas and Houston areas, while
generally rising, have not risen at the astronomical rates of other
cities such as San Francisco), the lack of a personal state income tax,
low taxation and limited regulation of business, a geographic location
in the center of the country, limited government (the Texas Legislature
meets only once every two years), favorable climate in many areas of
the state, and vast, plentiful supplies of oil and natural gas. Texas
has 4.6 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves.
Economy of Texas
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The center of population of Texas is located in Bell County, in the town of Holland
As of 2005, the state has an estimated population of 23,507,783, an
increase of 579,275 (2.5%) from the prior year and an increase of
2,655,993 (12.7%) since the year 2000. In all three
subcategories—natural (births less deaths), net immigration, and net
migration—Texas has seen an increase in population. The natural
increase since the last census was 1,389,275 people (2,351,909 births
minus 962,634 deaths), immigration from outside the United States
resulted in a net increase of 801,576 people, and migration within the
country produced a net increase of 451,910 people. The state passed New
York in the 1990s to become the second-largest U.S. state in population
(after California).
Demographics of Texas
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Due to immigration in the United States history, the culture of Texas
has been a melting pot of different cultures around the world. Texas is
a diverse and an international place to live, in part because of its
many academic institutions and strong biomedical, energy, manufacturing
and aerospace industries.
There are many popular events held in Texas celebrating cultures of
Texans. The annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo that is held over
20 days from late February through early March. The event begins with
trail rides that originate from several points throughout the state,
all of which convene at Reliant Park for a barbecue cook-off. The rodeo
includes typical rodeo events, as well as concert performances from
major artists and carnival rides. The Fort Worth Livestock Show and
Rodeo lasts three weeks in late January and early February. It has many
traditional rodeos, but also a cowboy rodeo, and a Mexican rodeo in
recent years that have a large fan base for each. The State Fair of
Texas is held in Dallas each year at Fair Park.
Culture in Texas
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is a governmental agency
and its purpose is to "provide safe, effective, and efficient movement
of people and goods" throughout the state. Though the public face of
the agency is generally associated with maintenance of the state's
immense highway system, the agency is also responsible for aviation in
the state and overseeing public transportation systems.
Transportation in Texas
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Houston is the seat of the internationally-renowned Texas Medical
Center, which contains the world's largest concentration of research
and healthcare institutions.
There are 42 member institutions in the Texas Medical Center—all are
non-profit organizations, and are dedicated to the highest standards of
patient and preventive care, research, education, and local, national,
and international community well-being.
Healthcare in Texas
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There are more than 100 colleges and universities and dozens of
institutions engaged in research and development in Texas. The
University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, the University
of Houston and Texas Tech University are Texas's four largest
comprehensive doctoral degree granting institutions with a combined
enrollment of over 130,000. The state is also home to Rice
University—one of the country’s leading teaching and research
universities—ranked the 17th-best university overall in the nation by
U.S. News & World Report.
Education in Texas
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JOE THYNE I joined the military on April 27, 1988 on my 17th birthday (with a waiver signed by my parents). In my military career, I progressed through the ranks first as an E-1 (Private) up to an E-5 (Sergeant).
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